Thurles stage Fairyhouse, Punchestown off

The cold snap currently hitting the east coast has disrupted the weekend's race meetings.

The cold snap currently hitting the east coast has disrupted the weekend's race meetings.

Saturday's card at Fairyhouse and Sunday's meeting at Punchestown have both been called off.

The Fairyhouse track is snowbound and waterlogged while Punchestown is unraceable due to snow.

Fairyhouse will instead be raced at Thurles on Saturday. Original race conditions and entries still stand.

It is unclear whether Punchestown will reschedule for a later date.

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